Sense report on a survey on securing long term care and support for disabled adults.
The main report, explains the issue in detail, tells families’ personal stories and sets out recommendations for change.
There is also a toolkit Decisions to Make, Steps to Take that acts as a guide to planning long-term care for disabled adults and their families.
NICE has written some guidance about decision making and mental capacity.
Tracey Crouch has been made the first ever minister for loneliness to help tackle the widespread problem in Britain.
Treatment without consent for up to six months of people sectioned under Mental Health Act may breach human rights.
For those woman and girls who end up in mental health units for treatment, their expectations should be of a caring, supportive environment where they can get the treatment they need to get better.
Unfortunately, we know from Agenda’s research on restraint that many are instead in an environment where physical force has become shockingly routine.
